Booted

Booted
Boot Boot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Booted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Booting}.] 1. To profit; to advantage; to avail; -- generally followed by it; as, what boots it? [1913 Webster]

What booteth it to others that we wish them well, and do nothing for them? --Hooker. [1913 Webster]

What subdued To change like this a mind so far imbued With scorn of man, it little boots to know. --Byron. [1913 Webster]

What boots to us your victories? --Southey. [1913 Webster]

2. To enrich; to benefit; to give in addition. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

And I will boot thee with what gift beside Thy modesty can beg. --Shak. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Booted — Boot ed, a. 1. Wearing boots, especially boots with long tops, as for riding; as, a booted squire. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Having an undivided, horny, bootlike covering; said of the tarsus of some birds. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Booted — Boot Boot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Booted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Booting}.] 1. To put boots on, esp. for riding. [1913 Webster] Coated and booted for it. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. To punish by kicking with a booted foot. [U. S.] [1913 Webster] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • booted — adj. Booted is used with these nouns: ↑foot …   Collocations dictionary

  • booted — adj 1. American expelled, booted out (of school or college). A preppie term of the 1970s. 2. British ugly. One of a set of terms, including busted and kicked, in vogue since 2000 and employing a damage metaphor …   Contemporary slang

  • booted — boot·ed || buːtɪd adj. wearing boots, having a certain type of boot (black booted, etc.) buːt n. shoe which extends over the ankle; startup of a computer (Computers); trunk, luggage compartment of a car (British); dismissal; kick v. kick;… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • booted — A vehicle which has been disabled by a denver boot is said to be booted …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • booted — Ⅰ. boot [1] ► NOUN 1) a sturdy item of footwear covering the foot and ankle, and sometimes the lower leg. 2) informal a hard kick. 3) Brit. a space at the back of a car for carrying luggage. ► VERB 1) kick hard. 2) …   English terms dictionary

  • Booted Racket-tail — male, ssp. melanantherus Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • Booted Bantam — The Booted Bantam, also called the Dutch Booted Bantam, is a bantam breed of chicken. Its name is derived from the bird s extravagant feathering on the feet and hock joints, which are called vulture hocks . With no large fowl counterpart from… …   Wikipedia

  • Booted Warbler — Taxobox name = Booted Warbler status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Sylviidae genus = Hippolais binomial = Hippolais caligata binomial authority = (Lichtenstein,… …   Wikipedia

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